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Friday, October 10, 2014

Baltimore Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Gun

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C.
Blake sentenced Deandre Murphy, age 31, of Baltimore, today to 10 years in
prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in
possession of a firearm.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the
District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge William P.
McMullan of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - Baltimore
Field Division; Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein; and
Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts.

According to his plea agreement, Baltimore City Police
officers were patrolling the Cherry Hill area of Baltimore when they saw
Murphy, who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. That seemed unusual to the
officers since the temperature was about 90 degrees. Due to recent violence in
the area, the officers approached Murphy to speak with him. As they approached
from the rear, the officers saw the handle of handgun in Murphy’s pants. Murphy
was not aware of the officers’ presence at that time.

One of the officers put his hand over the handle of the
handgun and yelled “gun” for the protection of the other officers. Murphy
struggled with the officers, but was subdued and the handgun, a .22 caliber
pistol, fell from his waistband area. Murphy had previously been convicted of a
felony and was prohibited from possessing a firearm.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the ATF,
Baltimore Police Department and Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office for
their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant United States
Attorney A. David Copperthite, who prosecuted the case.